ABSTRACT
The theoretical argument to this point rests on the shoulders of one giant assumption: Data collected in the psychophysics laboratory faithfully reflect the activity states of sensory neurons that supply the neural code for stimulus events in the external world. The empirical and theoretical results of the last six chapters attest to the power of this assumption in building a model of the sensory foundation for psychophysical laws. At this juncture, however, the Complementarity Theory is only half complete. It is now time to examine the cognitive factors that influence psychophysical results.
